Sheena Liam Biography

Sheena Liam (born 7 May 1991) is an international fashion model of Malaysian Chinese descent and the winner of the second cycle of Asia's Next Top Model. She is also a prominent fiber artist and is known for her embroideries of feminine figures on the Instagram page Times New Romance.

Early life

Sheena started off working on set as a TV Show extra when she was 12. This led to her doing television commercials before kickstarting her modelling career with editorials for Seventeen magazine at the age of fifteen. She mentioned in an interview that she gained runway experiences from helping out friends who were in Design School.

In 2010, at the age of 18 Sheena won a modelling competition which led to her discovery by Malaysian Supermodel Amber Chia.

Asia's Next Top Model

Sheena was one of the two representatives from Malaysia in season two, alongside Josephine Tan, 23, from Pahang, and was one of the 16 finalists for the show. Sheena stood out from the other girls for having her signature platinum blonde hair. On the show, Sheena mentioned that she bleached her hair as a tribute to her model idol, the late Daul Kim.

She was originally under a preliminary three-month contract with Storm Model Management in London, and her contract with Storm Model Management was extended due to her ability to book both print and runway work during her first trip to London. As winner of Asia's Next Top Model she appeared in a spread and on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore/Malaysia May 2014 Issue. She also received SGD 50,000 from FOX International Broadcast and a Subaru XV car. She also became the new face of TRESemm for one of their 2014 campaigns.

Post Show Career

She currently travels frequently for modelling purposes. She's represented by Storm Model Management in London, Metropolitan Models in Paris, Hollywood Model Management in LA and Muse Management in New York.

In Spring/Summer 2014 London Fashion Week, she walked for Fashion East, Mariana Jungmann, Ones To Watch and Simone Rocha.

Runway highlights include Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2015 and Opening Ceremony Fall 2017.

Sheena was also booked for editorials in magazines such as Hong Kong Tatler, The Prestige Hong Kong, Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Cleo, Design Scene. She was featured in print advertisements for Haflins Fall 14, Moxham AW14 Collection, Lisa King London S/S 2015.

In 2017, Sheena has booked major jobs in New York such as Fila and a commercial for lingerie brand Adore Me. She was also featured in the Kill Jill music video for American rapper and Outkast member Big Boi.

Personal life

In 2014, she won a Reader's Digest story writing competition for a horror fiction short story she penned.